Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times

Men converse on a bench in Freetown. A lack of infrastructure has hindered economic development in the capital, where vehicles inch along narrow roads jammed with pedestrians. There are no traffic lights.

Men converse on a bench in Freetown. A lack of infrastructure has hindered economic development in the capital, where vehicles inch along narrow roads jammed with pedestrians. There are no traffic lights. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

Men converse on a bench in Freetown. A lack of infrastructure has hindered economic development in the capital, where vehicles inch along narrow roads jammed with pedestrians. There are no traffic lights.